{{tnr}}'''Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks''' (b. December 16, 1940) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Washington]]. Dicks represents the 6th congressional district of Washington and was first elected to the House in 1976. He is not running for re-election in 2012.<ref name="wsj">[http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/03/02/rep-norm-dicks-18-term-incumbent-to-retire/ ''Wall Street Journal'' "Rep. Norm Dicks, 18-Term Incumbent, to Retire," March 2, 2012]</ref>

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{{tnr}}'''Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks''' (b. December 16, 1940) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Washington]]. Dicks represents the 6th congressional district of Washington and was first elected to the House in 1976. He did not run for re-election in 2012.<ref name="wsj">[http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/03/02/rep-norm-dicks-18-term-incumbent-to-retire/ ''Wall Street Journal'' "Rep. Norm Dicks, 18-Term Incumbent, to Retire," March 2, 2012]</ref>

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Dicks is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|moderate Democratic follower]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/norman_dicks/400109 ''Gov Track'' "Dicks" Accessed May 23, 2012]</ref>

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Dicks is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|moderate Democratic follower]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/norman_dicks/400109 ''Gov Track'' "Dicks" Accessed May 23, 2012]</ref>

Norman DeValois "Norm" Dicks (b. December 16, 1940) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Washington. Dicks represents the 6th congressional district of Washington and was first elected to the House in 1976. He did not run for re-election in 2012.[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2011-12

Issues

Investigation

Along with six other members of a the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on defense, which controls Pentagon spending, Dicks fell under scrutiny by ethics investigators in fall 2009. Two separate ethics offices are examining the seven lawmakers who helped steer federal funds to clients of the PMA Group. The lawmakers under scrutiny, John P. Murtha (D-Penn.), Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.), Jim Moran (D-Va.), Dicks, Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) , Bill Young (R-Fla.) and Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), also received campaign contributions from the firm and its clients.[4]

Analysis

Congressional Staff Salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Dicks paid his congressional staff a total of $1,079,103 in 2011. Overall, Washington ranks 18th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[7]

Net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Dicks' net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $432,007 to $980,000. That averages to $1,412,007, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[8]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

Dicks voted with the Democratic Party 92.4% of the time, which ranked 104 among the 192 House Democratic members as of November 2011.[9]